PFC Helms
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Ok, I am writing in concern of an event that just happened. I was at home. My roommate and I had a bit of a disturbance. I am about 1/3 the size of my roommate and he had been drinking. and would not stop banging on his floor/my ceiling. i asked him to stop and he didn't i then went upstairs. to tell him to stop and he proceeded to throw a remote at my person and threaten me. I then drew my weapon and said stop. he came at me. I did not fire but yet against my better judgement lowered my weapon. andhestruck me across the face. He then proceeded to push me down the stairs and I caught myself. I went downstairs and called the police. I stayed separately from my roommate while i was on the phone with the dispatcher and she instructed me to leave my weapon away before the officers arrived. I left it downstairs. My witness a Military Police officer and i then proceeded outside to meet the officers as they arrived. We met them and they took our side of the story and then a few of the officers went inside to speak with my roommate. I advised the officer that I was speaking with that I did not consent to any searches of my area of the house which is the entire downstairs. I was then asked by another officer if he could take a look around i again replied "NO I do not consent to any searches" and they continued to search and seize alcohol under the presumption of they have the right to search the entire property due to the weapons being involved. I was cited for possession of alcohol by a minor (i'm 20, three months from being 21). I feel that the officers violated my 4th amendment rights. against unlawful searches and seizures. i have the citation stating that I did not consent to any searches. the alcohol was my witnesses who is of age please advise on if yall believe my 4th was violated and if not why not
Thanks,
Helms, Thomas S
Ok, I am writing in concern of an event that just happened. I was at home. My roommate and I had a bit of a disturbance. I am about 1/3 the size of my roommate and he had been drinking. and would not stop banging on his floor/my ceiling. i asked him to stop and he didn't i then went upstairs. to tell him to stop and he proceeded to throw a remote at my person and threaten me. I then drew my weapon and said stop. he came at me. I did not fire but yet against my better judgement lowered my weapon. andhestruck me across the face. He then proceeded to push me down the stairs and I caught myself. I went downstairs and called the police. I stayed separately from my roommate while i was on the phone with the dispatcher and she instructed me to leave my weapon away before the officers arrived. I left it downstairs. My witness a Military Police officer and i then proceeded outside to meet the officers as they arrived. We met them and they took our side of the story and then a few of the officers went inside to speak with my roommate. I advised the officer that I was speaking with that I did not consent to any searches of my area of the house which is the entire downstairs. I was then asked by another officer if he could take a look around i again replied "NO I do not consent to any searches" and they continued to search and seize alcohol under the presumption of they have the right to search the entire property due to the weapons being involved. I was cited for possession of alcohol by a minor (i'm 20, three months from being 21). I feel that the officers violated my 4th amendment rights. against unlawful searches and seizures. i have the citation stating that I did not consent to any searches. the alcohol was my witnesses who is of age please advise on if yall believe my 4th was violated and if not why not
Thanks,
Helms, Thomas S